Boycie Nelson is a New Zealand coach who is the assistant coach of the

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team and former

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former footballer who played as a goal-kicking .

Playing career

New Zealand

Nelson grew up playing rugby league, playing for the

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in the

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competition. Nelson was signed by the

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and played for their Colts side in the

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. In 1996, he was involved in the

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side that lost the

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grand final, despite Boycie scoring three tries. He was then selected in the Lion Red Cup XIII that played against the touring

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team.

England

In 1997, Nelson travelled to England and joined the

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. Here he played alongside fellow Glenora players Ben Lythe, who would also later join the Warriors, and Brian Jellick who later became a Kiwi and played for the

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. In 1998, Nelson returned to the

. He represented

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in the 1998 domestic season and toured Papua New Guinea with the New Zealand Māori.''New Zealand Rugby League Annual '98'',

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, 1998. p.125

Warriors

In 1999 he was signed by the

and played five games in the

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. During 1999 Nelson also played for the

in the

competition and represented Auckland North in the National Provincial competition.

World Cup

Nelson was selected in the Aotearoa Māori squad at the

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. He played two games for the Māori at the tournament and scored two tries. He also toured Australia with the

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in 2000.

Bartercard Cup

After ending his connections with the Warriors, Nelson returned to New Zealand Domestic competition and played for the

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in the new

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competition. He remained with the side until the end of the 2003 season.

France

In 2004 he played for

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in their successful

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run, which was ended by an 80–20 loss to

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in round five. He scored the first and the third try for Limoux, David Cenet scored the other one. He also played the final of the French cup in 2005 with Limoux.

Back in New Zealand

Nelson later played for the

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in the

, and again represented the New Zealand Māori in 2006, playing in the

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. He later joined the police and in 2008 represented the New Zealand Police at the inaugural Police World Cup. He played for the

in the 2010 Fox Memorial and in 2012 was a co-coach at the club.Appliance Shield Fox Memorial
''Auckland Rugby League'', Accessed 11 July 2010

Coaching career

Nelson was named the assistant coach of the

team for the 2017 season.

References

External links

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